Question: I might have a yeast infection but im not sure. i have itchiness on the inner vagina and this occurred a few ?
days after having sex. is it doable to have some symptoms but not all? i have normal discharge. can somebody please help me with experiences and how you dealth with it, remedies, monistat, etc. thanks!

Best answer:

Answer by XanthosHi there,

You should be aware that vaginal yeast infection symptoms can change constantly. As well you do NOT need to have all the symptoms in order to have a yeast infection.

I would not advocate something like Monistat as I was just reading a poll recently online that listed 50% of the women saying they had worse symptoms as a result of it and side effects to boot!!

If you’re interested there are many natural vaginal yeast infection treatments I can recommend. They are simple to do, innocuous and 100% natural.

There are many things you need to start doing and addressing if you are suffering from a yeast infection. To start, do the following:

1. Wear loose clothing and undergarments, oxygen kills yeast, going commando and wearing nothing down there if doable is even better.

2. Get some unsweetened yogurt and rub it onto a tampon, insert the tampon and do this continually until the yeast infection is gone.

3. Cut out any and all sugar, alcohol and yeast from your diet. All three will promote the infection further.

4. Begin drinking cranberry juice, pure not from concentrate with no added sugar, I know this goes against the no sugar thing but the acid content in the cranberries will modify the PH equilibrium of your vagina and cause the yeast to die off.

5. If you can tolerate it, use a raw garlic clove and apply it to the infection, this might burn so dilute it with some olive or coconut oil, both of which can also help eliminate the yeast, especially the coconut.

6. You can also try taking some vitamin B3, many women find their infections resolve quicker when they are taking 300mg/per day.

7. Take a probiotic with at least 50 billion live cells per pill, this is key in redistributing good bacteria throughout your body, and effectively end the yeast infection. You must do this continually until you have eliminated your yeast infections and Candida entirely.

8. Lastly if all else fails, start adding 2 cups of apple cider vinegar to a bath. Only fill the tub up high enough to submerge your genital area. Stay in the tub for 20-30 minutes at a time.

Hope this helps, the yogurt is the key really, by putting good bacteria directly on the area you will eliminate it quickly. Make sure it is unsweetened and ideally keep an eye out for a variation called Kefir which has even more beneficial bacteria in it to snuff out the infection.